Lewis Brisbois is pleased to present our next webinar of 2022, " Nuclear Verdicts: Causes & Prevention," taking place October 20, at 12:00 p.m. ET.

Newark Administrative Partner and Co-Chair of Lewis Brisbois' National Healthcare Practice Malinda A. Miller, with Partners Alex W. Raybould and S. Christopher Martino, recently secured a significant appellate victory on behalf of an assisted living facility when the New Jersey Appellate Division affirmed a trial court’s order dismissing the plaintiff’s complaint with prejudice for failure to comply with New Jersey’s Affidavit of Merit Statute.

Denver Associate Thomas L. Dyer will join an upcoming webinar on the latest developments in Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) threshold adjustments, hosted by The Knowledge Group on October 6 at 12:00 p.m. ET.

New York City has, until now, stood apart from the rest of the country by holding tight to its mandate that all private businesses require their employees to be vaccinated if they are working in the office. Many employers will be pleased to learn of Mayor Eric Adams’ recent announcement that, effective November 1, 2022, private businesses in the City will no longer be required to mandate their employees be vaccinated against COVID-19.

New York Partner Peter T. Shapiro and Los Angeles Partner Melissa Tara Daugherty will present a webinar hosted by UsableNet on October 12 at 12:00 p.m. ET, titled "Do websites fall under the ADA? An update on the courts, DOJ, and web accessibility."

Earlier this summer, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released its revised Case Processing Manual (CPM). The OCR often enforces civil rights laws and handles investigations of our nation’s schools. The CPM identifies the policies and procedures that the OCR relies on when investigating and resolving complaints. The revised CPM makes several notable changes and suggests that the OCR will take a more aggressive stance moving forward on complaints it receives.

Los Angeles Associate Sarkis Yeretsian and Atlanta Partner Jonathan D. Goins recently authored an Expert Analysis article for Law360, titled “AI Artists Highlight Need for Copyright Updates,” which discusses recent AI-related virtual art and its intersectionality with copyright law.

In part one of this three-part series, we focused on the losses and coverage issues that arose in the insurance industry as a result of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. In part two, we focus on a key developing issue for the insurance industry: the availability of insurance to Russian corporations and/or companies doing business with or in Russia.

Employment law compliance continues to be an active risk mitigation area for film production companies and producers on film projects. This post covers three important considerations to help limit exposure before the cameras start rolling.

In Three Aces Towing, Inc. d/b/a Three Aces Storage, Cause No. 21-0652, ___SW3d ___, (Tex. 2022), the Texas Supreme Court reversed a decision from the state’s Fourteenth Court of Appeals to impose liability on a business owner who assisted in the offloading of a portable storage unit, finding that the owner’s duty of care ended prior to the accident.

On September 16, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Eliminating Limits to Justice for Child Sex Abuse Victims Act (the Act), Public Law No. 117-176, which amended 18 U.S. Code sec. 2255 and eliminated any statute of limitations for federal civil claims related to sex abuse crimes against minors, including forced labor, sex trafficking, sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children. 

Providence Partner Gregory Tumolo will present at the Employers Association of the Northeast (EANE) and the Rhode Island Society for Human Resource Management's (RI SHRM) first-ever Employment Law Summit, hosted at the Providence Marriott on October 27 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Houston Associate Aaron E. Koenck recently co-authored “Unconventional Oil and Gas Resources: Legal Challenges and Lessons Learned” as part of Volume IV of the Ibero-American Yearbook on energy law, titled “Towards a Global Right to Energy.” 

Newark Partners Brent A. Bouma and Peter T. Shapiro recently authored an Expert Analysis article for Law360 concerning the implications of New Jersey legislation – passed in the last few years – that has sought to address worker misclassification.

Fort Lauderdale Partner David Shannon will present at the upcoming National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Tax, Regulatory & Risk Management Conference, hosted at the Hyatt Regency Orlando on October 16 at 11:30 a.m.